A PLAN OF BRIDGE TOWN, in the ISLAND of BARBADOES

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NSCC W. K. Morrison Special Collection

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Title: PLAN OF BRIDGE TOWN, in the ISLAND of BARBADOES
Description: Detailed plan of Bridgetown, Barbados. Depiction of Church yard, The Swamp, Willoughby Fort, Kames Fort, and Magazine. The unshaded area was destroyed by fire in May 1766. Coastline shows Cox's Bay and Fisherman's Dock.
General Notes: Map of Bridgetown, located on the island of Barbados. Prime Meridian is unknown due to lack of information and graticule. Map reads with North facing to the top of the map. There is one scale bar located on the bottom right hand side of the map, represented in Yards.
Publisher: Sylvanus Urban
Place of Publication: London
Date: 1766
Language: English
Extent: 1 map ; 11 x 19 cm
Type of Material: maps
Continent: North America
Country: Barbados
City: Bridgetown
Coordinates: -59.623; -59.614; 13.094; 13.101
Scale: 1:7500
Projection: Unknown due to lack of information and graticule
Collection: W. K. Morrison Special Collection
Inventory #: WKM-J-155
Location: Bookcase
Related Title: Gentleman's Magazine
Related Title cont'd: v.34, September 1766, opposite pg. 425
Place of Publication: London
Publisher: D. Henry and R. Cave
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